At Least 10 Killed in Shooting Reported at Santa Fe High School in Texas

Ten people are dead and multiple injured in a shooting at Santa Fe High School in Galveston County, Texas, around 35 miles south of Houston. A suspect is in custody, and an additional person of interest has been detained, authorities say. According to CNN, a law enforcement official confirmed that nine students and one teacher were among the dead, and the injured include two law enforcement officials. They also reported that pressure cookers and pipe bombs were found at the scene. Witnesses say that the shooting occurred in an art classroom between 7:30 and 7:45 a.m.

In a post on Facebook, the Santa Fe Independent School District said that “the situation is active, but has been contained.” Law enforcement has a heavy presence on the scene; local news stations showed footage of students evacuating to a nearby sports field.

One student told a local Houston television news station by phone that a gunman entered her art class and started shooting: “We thought it was a fire drill at first,” the student said, “but really, the teacher said, ‘Start running.’ ”

The shooting in Texas occurred less than two months after the March for Our Lives (initiated by student survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead) took place in cities around the world. During the march, protestors demanded action from Congress on gun reform.